USPTO Patents Application 09701705

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PATENT APPLICATION
Docket No: 15689.61

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

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Yukihiko OKUMURA et al.

09/701,705

December I, 2000

CHANNEL ESTIMATION DEVICE AND
METHOD, DEMODULATION DEVICE AND
METHOD, AND FADING FREQUENCY
DECISION DEVICE AND METHOD

7195

Qutbuddin Gliulamali
022913

INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 1.97

Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 223 13-1450

Sir:

Please find, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.98(a)(1), the enclosed Form PTO-1449 which
contains a list of all patents, publications, or other items that have come to the attention of one or
more of the individuals designated in 37 C.F.R. § 1.56(c). While no representation is made that
any of these references may be "prior art" within the meaning of that term under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102
or 103, the enclosed list of references is disclosed so as to fiilly comply with the duty of disclosure
set forth in 37 C.F.R. § 1.56.

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Moreover, while no representation is made that a specific search of office files or patent
office records has been conducted or that no better art exists, the undersigned attorney of record
believes that the enclosed art is the closest to the claimed invention (taken in its entirety) of which
the undersigned is presently aware, and no art which is closer to the claimed invention (taken in its
entirety) has been knowingly withheld.

In accordance with 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.97 and 1.98, a copy of each of the listed references or
relevant portion thereof is also enclosed.

In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 1.98(a)(3), a concise explanation of the relevance of each
listed reference that is not in the English language and unaccompanied by a translation into English
is provided. The concise explanation for Japanese Publication No. ; W099/27672 is provided in the
English language abstract of that publication.

In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(c), Payment using the Credit Card payment option in
E-Filer with RAM will be used for payment to secure consideration of the references submitted
with this Information Disclosure Statement. Please credit any over payment or charge any
additional fees to Deposit Account No. 23-3178 of the undersigned.

Dated this 13"' day of October, 2006.

Respectfully submitted,

/ADRIAN J. LEE/

Adrian J. Lee
Registration No. 42,785
Attorney for Applicants
Customer No. 022913